Spain-Uruguay
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Spain-Uruguay
TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 2.8 Case Study on Spain – Uruguay The Case of Canelones (Uruguay) with the Government of the Canary Islands and the Diputacion of Barcelona (Spain) Autonomous University of Madrid [566] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 SUMMARY • Physical areas of territorial co-operation Strengths: Canelones receives most International Territorial Cooperation (hereafter TC) from Spanish territories, in particular the cooperation with the Canary Islands and Barcelona. Canelones also receives, to a lesser degree, cooperation from Italy. The major impacts of Spanish cooperation can be found in the provision of services and improvement in the standard of living and the environment, although some significant positive impacts can be mentioned in the area of economic growth and job creation. In the case of Italian TC, improvement of standard of living and environmental quality are the most significant. Spanish cooperation also shows strengths in the areas of the promotion of cooperation, joint preparation of projects or activities related to spatial planning. In the case of Italy, the capacity to generate mutual trust between individuals and organizations involved in cooperation is important. In general, TC has been found to improve the competitiveness of the territory and strengthen the relations among the territorial actors. In the case of cooperation with the Canary Islands, the main strength can be found in the bond between the two territories due to cultural, historical and affective components. In the case of Barcelona, the principle strength is defined in the area of learning and opportunities for insertion of the government of Canelones in the various international networks. Weaknesses: Cooperation from Spanish and Italian territories has had weaker results related to the generation of cooperation between firms and access to international business networks. Cooperation from Italy presents less general impacts on economic growth and job creation. Future: In respect to new territories and members to be incorporated into the relation with Canelones with TC, the interviews indicate a tendency to favor triangulation of cooperation, which implies the promotion of cooperative relations with relatively less-developed American territories such as Paraguay and Bolivia and a new modality of cooperation with European territories. In this sense, current TC with Spain and Italy would be extended since they are the territories with which more cooperation has been carried out due to cultural and historical ties. However, this fact would not impede Canelones from extending relations toward other territories interested in cooperating such as Japan and Canada. • Driving forces and domains of cooperation Strengths: The Government of Canelones placed particular emphasis on the promotion of TC in order to favorably position the Department in a national, regional and international context as a strategy for the fortification of development in the [567] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 territory. This was the motivation that led the government to assign special importance to the participation of local governments in regional and international networks. Key to this strategy was the cooperation with the Diputacion (provincial government) of Barcelona and the experience accumulated by the Departmental government of Montevideo which acted as a partner and guide for Canelones in its foray into TC. In this context, cooperation with Barcelona was motivated by the joint interest in promoting spaces for dialog and support for institutional strengthening, decentralization and the building of governance. Another of the main motives involved in cooperation with Spain is the common historical and cultural factor, particularly in relation to migration processes from Spain to Uruguay in the 19th and 20th centuries. Cooperation with the Canary Islands has a particularly prominent cultural and social component related to common historical ties and shared motivation in the building of territorial identity as the driving force behind development. The common factors of patrimonial revaluation and constructing identity provided fertile grounds for cooperation between Canelones and the Canary Islands. The areas of cooperation with Spanish territories mainly involve cultural and social issues, environment, (particularly as concerns waste management), support for physical planning, decentralization and governance, and improvement in public management. However, the interviews indicate that the impact of TC depended more on how the cooperation was instrumented and the modality than on the sector in which the project was classified. In this sense, the exchange of experiences and the transfer of ways to confront and solve common problems are indicated as the most valuable aspects of TC. Weaknesses: It is observed that there is not a clear definition of the strategic priorities in TC and therefore the areas chosen to be the objective of cooperation mainly depend on the sensitivity of the administrators and leaders of the various offices administrating cooperation as well as the offers of cooperating entities. As a consequence of these factors, although cooperation contributed to placing several topics on the Canelones agenda, often acting as a catalyst for processes which were already in operation, there is still no guarantee that the lines of work will continue with independence from the resources provided by the TC. The sustainability of the processes initiated should therefore be an important concern to the Government of Canelones as well as to the cooperating territories. TC should be inserted into territorial development strategy, thus guiding it toward priority areas and avoiding approval of any and all types of cooperation. On the other hand, much emphasis is placed on the fact that the exchange of experiences and local “know-how” is fundamental to TC, although much of this cooperation, in practice, involves the financing of infrastructures. When the various arguments in favor or against financing infrastructure are discussed below, it will be concluded that it is more reasonable to analyze case by case to determine if each type of funding is justified or not. Moreover, when it is determined that infrastructural projects need to be financed, these projects should be inscribed in a more integrated project with wider objectives [568] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 associated to the processes to be generated and strengthened. Among the factors that hinder TC were lack of funds for cooperation and relatively high levels of development in the country (a middle-income economy) which in the context of the crisis in the developed world makes it difficult for Canelones to receive funds within the traditional framework of development aid. In almost all the interviews some of the weaknesses were pointed out: the deficit of trained human resources in the Departmental Government, and the organizations within the territory for executing the cooperation projects; the difficulty of consolidating stable technical staffs. Additionally, there were observations as to the need to continue improving management. Future: Beyond the study results of the various areas for future cooperation (mainly continuations of many areas already being dealt with: culture, social infrastructure, environment, spatial planning and territorial zoning) the interviews emphasize that the most important aspect involves the exchange of experiences and that this aspect should be continued. There is broad consensus in the interviews – both in local or national views, public or private and even on the part of the Spanish cooperating entities - that the greatest strength of TC resides in the fact that answers to common issues and problems are found jointly or “in pairs” in a process of continual learning. That is to say, the most valuable contribution is that of understanding how others solve issues that are of concern to everyone or, if no solutions are available, learning how to search for solutions together. Moreover, new lines of work which are currently being looked into have to do with “south-south” and “triangular” cooperation. In these areas, Spanish and European territories can contribute a great amount from their experience in cooperation, but they also have much to learn of different realities, which open a fruitful prospect of mutual enrichment. Moreover, Canelones is facing the challenge of defining a long-term TC strategy aligned with the development priorities and plans of the Departmental Government. This includes improving the coordination of TC with programs and projects in place at the national level. Finally, an area for cooperation of interest to Canelones in relation to its active participation in local government networks in the framework of the integration in MERCOSUR is the transfer of institutional technology and the experience of the FEDER and the Committee of Regions in European policy. • Territorial structures and cooperation Strengths: The location of the Department of Canelones in a metropolitan area, near the major port and airport of the country is acknowledged as a factor which attracts TC. Canelones has developed very important economic and investment policies in recent years leading to great productive diversity (from the primary sector and technological industry, to services and tourism) as well as a significant cultural and socio-economic complexity (rural and urban environment, small cities and [569] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 metropolitan areas, urban marginality problems and productive development poles). These conditions give rise to multiple areas of interest in developing cooperation with other local governments. Weaknesses: The Departmental Government has not established an a priori definition of a territorial area for the cooperation (for example, river basins, certain locations or municipalities), but rather considered that whole Department (politicaladministrative boundary lines) is to be included in the action of the cooperation. The Government of Canelones has defined, however, the organization of the territory into micro-regions according to the various productive vocations. However, it seems, at least initially, that this division into micro-regions has not played a significant role in steering TC. As for other concerns, some of the interviewees requested that a stronger link be established between the small towns and cooperation. Future: The interviews indicate that there are spaces in Uruguay to extend cooperation to smaller municipalities as a way to strengthen this incipient experience in territorial management. In Canelones, particularly, a great potential was identified for TC in supporting the definition and coordination of productive micro-regions carried out by the Intendencia in the territory with recently created municipalities. This area of action would include more general policy definitions as well as the creation of a unique cultural and territorial identity, improved government administration and regional and international insertion of the territory. How have other territories dealt with these issues? On the other hand, at a more general level, as concerns which territorial structure is most adequate for TC, one criteria that seems very adequate in the opinion of several of those polled as concerns the value of TC (“transfer of views on how things were done there”, “share common problems”, “have common interests”, “speak the same language in pairs”) is that both cooperating entity and receptors be local governments and territorial areas of similar size and characteristics. Finally, in answer to the question as to whether some investment was required to facilitate transcontinental cooperation, most of the interviewees indicated that physical investments were not necessary but investment in training and contracting of qualified human resources specialized in the subject matter of cooperation, as well as better human resources for management, starting with the “Intendencia” itself were essential improvements to be made. • Governance structures and implementation of cooperation Strengths: The most important actor among those capable of promoting and executing TC is the Departmental Government itself. Since the present Intendente was elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2010, the city council has taken a proactive role with positive results. Also considered significant are the roles of both Spanish and Italian immigrant associations and, to a lesser degree, the role of other actors in the civil society. The main strengths of the territory with respect to governance and [570] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 implementation of TC are the successful experiences that can be considered “good practices”. Otherwise the capabilities created are lost after the project finalizes. An example of a “good practice” in this sense was the cooperation project supporting the “Costa Plan” (a plan for territorial zoning of the Ciudad de la Costa). Cooperation to generate citizen participation and good governance of the projects has also been carried out. An example is the project “100 squares” which involved the generation of public spaces and infrastructure with the objective of social integration. Although this project could have become one of simply financing infrastructure, the procedure by which it was carried out enriched the experience considerably. The implementation of the project called on the local communities to participate in the decision-making process. Also, an internal structure of the Departmental Government allowed for horizontality in the various areas and directions of municipal administration, thus avoiding the development of just one of the areas at the expense of potential coordination with the rest of the projects and actions of the Government. Another interesting project was the elaboration and publication of a catalog of cultural patrimony of the Department. The value of this project, once again, lies more in the participative process which involved the local communities in discussion and decision-making. Weaknesses: According to the legislation currently in force in the country (Law of Political Decentralization and Citizen Participation), the Municipalities cannot be subject to agreements of any kind (not even a bank account). Several interviews identified the limitations of the national legislation in the form of the TOCAF (Legal Text of Financial Accounting and Administration of the General Accountancy of the Nation), particularly as refers to the administration of time limits, which defies the need for agility and flexibility required by cooperation projects. Another relevant issue is that there is no framework or mechanism in national legislation which foresees and facilitates decentralized cooperation or TC. In the context of the recently created AUCI (Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation), surely the issue of decentralized cooperation will be formally dealt with. However for now, there is nothing. Beyond the difficulties at the national level, many internal problems in the city administration of Canelones were acknowledged. Although the planned actions are carried out and results achieved, there are often difficulties in meeting the deadlines for presenting expense accounts. One of the aspects to be corrected is that institutional improvement has often been aimed at persons or teams that are temporary which implies a weakness in the real effect on the strengthening of the institution. On the other hand, the study points out the need to foster agreements between universities, social organizations and the Government of Canelones to work together on the issue of cooperation. This would strengthen the territory, generate continuity and establish more adequate work proposals with greater potential in TC relations. [571] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 Future: Among aspects to be corrected in the future is that of improving the human resources that administer and manage TC. But not all the problems or solutions refer to financial administration and funding. Much could be resolved with better planning and definition of priorities with respect to cooperation, with better elaboration and management of projects in the various dependencies that participate in cooperation and by involving, in a more transversal way, the various areas of city government in TC projects in order to avoid excessive fragmentation. As concerns the optimal structure for governance, there is general agreement among the interviewees that management should be decentralized, with a predominant role for the second level of government (the “Intendencia”) and increased future participation of the third level of Government (the municipalities). An argument in favor of greater participation of the nearby local governments is that they can better represent the interests of the local community, going beyond political partisanship or the relation with the Departmental Government. There is also agreement that the civil society should participate more in TC processes, thus making governance more horizontal. The idea behind favoring a decentralized structure is that cooperation in centralized environments leads to cooperation agendas which are restricted or limited and risk not optimally representing the needs and concerns of the territory. Moreover, a large part of TC arises from informal and personal exchanges, bottom-up processes that would be “smothered” in a centralized structure. In short, the Departmental Government is identified as the principle actor in TC, but in coordination with civil society, promoting participative forms in the broadest sense possible, including the strengthening of the third level of government. There is also agreement that all this should be coordinated with the National government in the framework of the AUCI. However, the participation of national government should not strangle a process that should naturally be guided by the interests in pairs with equal concerns and problems. These are the advantages and values of territorial cooperation: it is more flexible and adaptable to the needs of the territory and it more closely approaches the concerns of citizens and social organizations in territories that face similar challenges. [572] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary………………………………………………………….…………..…………. 570 Glossary ………………………………………..………………....………….…………. 577 Introduction………….…………….………………..……………………….………….. 578 1.Physical areas of territorial cooperation ……………………………......………… 600 2.Driving forces and domains of cooperation …………………………......………… 604 3.Territorial Structures and cooperation…………………………………....………… 620 4.Governance structures and implementation of cooperation …….............….…… 621 References ……………………………………………………………………………… 630 List of interviews …………………………………..……………………………………. 632 List of maps, tables, graphs and figures ……………………………….…………… 635 [573] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 GLOSSARY AECID Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development ANII National Agency for Research and Innovation AUCI Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation BID Inter-American Development Bank CAWI Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing CEDOCAM Documentation Center for the Canary Islands and America EU European Union IC International Cooperation INE National Institute of Statistics ITC International Territorial Cooperation CUTI Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technologies FEDER European Regional Development Fund MERCOSUR Common Southern Market MOVTMA Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment OPP Planning and Budget Office (Presidency of the Republic) OSC Civil Society Organizations PENCTI National Strategic Plan for Science and Technology and Innovation SME Small and medium-size enterprise UDELAR University of the Republic URB-AL EU Regional Cooperation Program for Latin America [574] TERCO: Final Report – Scientifiic Report Part II December 2012 Introduction Territory and demograph hy Canelones is a Departme ent in Uruguay whose capital is the city of th he same name. Located in the southern n area of the country, it surrounds the Department of Montevideo and borders on o the west with the Department of San Jossé, on the north with Florida and to the easst with Lavelleja and Maldonado. Map 1: 1 Location of Canelones in Uruguay Source: http://enciclopedia.us.es Canelones is the second most populated Department in Uruguay after Montevideo; 15% of the population off the country pertains to Canelones, 26% of the interior population, i.e. excluding Montevideo. This is in spite of the fact th hat the area of Canelones represents onlyy 2.6% of the total. Table 1: Basic Data on Canelones % Rural % Women Population Area in km2 2 Territory Po opulation Canelones 4 485,240 11.4% 51.0% 4,536 6 Interior 1 1,91,035 11.2% 50.5% 174,48 86 Montevideo 1,325,968 3.9% 53.4% 530 0 Uruguay 3,241,003 8.2% 51.7% 175,016 Source: By author using INE data This territory is heavily me etropolitan. As can be seen in Map 2, Canelo ones surrounds the Department of Montevvideo, thus composing a metropolitan area in i the southern [575] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 and eastern coastal area in which the principle cities of the Department are heavily tied to Montevideo more than to the rest of the Department of Canelones. This circumstance leads to social and economic development heavily influenced by processes originating in the metropolis of the country. This fact is reinforced by the road and transport systems which are functionally linked to Montevideo. Map 2: Department of Canelones Canelones Source: Elaborated using Google Maps The metropolitan feature of Canelones has been both the source of opportunities and of restrictions. The proximity to the principle economic center of the country has made Canelones an attractive place in which to locate industries and services. This fact has historically led to significant development of important populations on the Uruguayan scale, thus creating a more complex and heterogeneous profile as compared with the rest of the departments in the interior of the country in which there are few urban centers excepting the capital city of each department. The disadvantages of the proximity to Montevideo are evident in that many of Canelones’ cities have become, or were created as, bedroom communities. In this sense, Canelones must face the challenge of building its own unique identity as opposed to always feeding into the processes generated in Montevideo. The main city of Canelones is Ciudad de la Costa with 83,000 inhabitants (17% of the population). This city grew up around several coastal urban developments located between the streams of Carrasco and Pando which, over decades, became a single urban area declared a city the 19th of October, 1994 and called Ciudad de Costa. It is the fastest growing city in the country; it grew 28.8% between the censuses of 1996 and 2004. This process originated in the development of bedroom [576] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 urbanizations in eastern Canelones with the advantage of living outside of the capital of the country (lower costs, lifestyle, etc.) and the proximity of the daily commute to work. Other important cities are Las Piedras with 69,000 inhabitants (14%) and Pando with 24,000 inhabitants (5%), followed by the departmental capital of Canelones111 and La Paz, both with 20,000 inhabitants (4%). Progreso is also quite large with 16,000 inhabitants (3%) followed by various other cities of between 10,000 and 15,000 and a great number of towns of 5,000 inhabitants or less. Transportation and communications In Uruguay, the principle means of transportation is by roads and highways. Canelones is the Department with the highest density road network, a large part of which is of high quality. Its motorway network is in third place after Montevideo and San José. However, as has been pointed out above, the road network is functional in connecting Montevideo with the rest of the country for which Canelones, as a metropolitan area, acts as a liaison. This propitiates excellent communications of the urban centers of the department with the country’s capital, but leads to an appreciable deficit in communications from one inland town to another and from these towns to the departmental capital. Table 2: Infrastructure Road system Kms of high density: kms quality per 10 Km motorway as a square % of total (surface) network 2007 surface, 2007 Canelones 4,4 34.3% 25.6% 99.3% inland 0.92 21.3% 17.7% 96.1% Montevideo 3.92 50.0% 37.8% 99.8% Country total 0.94 21.7% 27.7% 98.2% Territory % Homes with access to Internet 2009 % Homes with access to electricity (UTE) 2009 Source: By author using data from the MTOP for the road system and microdata from the ECH for the rest. As for IT access, the chosen indicator is Internet access in homes; Canelones is in third place, well above the inland average112 and just behind Montevideo and Maldonado. 111 Canelones is the administrative capital of the Department, but it is not the largest city in the territory nor is it significant from the point of view of production and industry. 112 It refers to the average of the rest of Departments excluding Montevideo. [577] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 An additional indicator of basic infrastructure is access to electricity, a service that is available in all the country except some rural areas. Canelones is second in electricity service only to Montevideo. On the other hand, Carrasco International Airport, the country’s main airport carrying 84% of all passenger movement, is located in Canelones and the Department has optimal proximity to the port of Montevideo, the country’s main port moving 52.6% of all freight by sea. Although the airport is located in Canelones 45-60 minutes from the center of Montevideo, it is the airport serving the national capital and the main entrance to the country by air. Administrative structure and governance Before referring to the case of Canelones, the general situation in the country is discussed. Uruguay is divided into 19 departments, the second level of government, equivalents to provinces or regions in other Latin American countries or to Autonomous Communities in Spain. The departmental government is referred to as Departmental “Intendencia” or “Departmental Government”. However, the departments’ autonomy is much more limited than that of second-level governments in other Latin American countries or Spain. There is no total fiscal autonomy and property taxes, as well as some other smaller taxes and fees. The remaining taxes, including the most important (IVA, income tax, charges for water, electricity and energy services) are administrated and collected at the national level. Therefore, most of the Departmental Governments’ budget (an average of 30% depending on the Intendance) is covered by revenue from the National Government which is so required the Constitution. These revenues are defined in the nation’s quinquennial Budget Law, according to distribution criteria established in this Law and are usually conditioned by certain objectives set for the Departmental Governments. Evidence of the lack of departmental fiscal autonomy is that health, education, security (police), electricity, water and sewage disposal, national highways and production and employment policy are the incumbency of Ministries and Autonomous Entities at the central or national level, not of the departmental governments. However, the Departmental Governments are increasingly assuming more responsibility in these areas, often in the role of carrying out policies defined and financed at the national level, and at other times on its own initiative (although with scarce resources). In fact, the main competencies of the Departmental Governments are in the areas of care of public spaces, maintenance of internal road systems, public lighting and other services to the population and the regulation of cities and territorial zoning, while national organisms are required to act over the national territory in social and health services and economic promotion and employment. Moreover, until 2010, Uruguay was one of the few countries with popular suffrage and only two territorial levels: the central and departmental levels. This situation [578] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 changed after departmental elections in 2010 by way of Law Number 18.567 of Political Decentralization and Citizen Participation passed in September, 2009 which essentially creates the municipal level of government. Municipalities are governed by organs of five members called “Consejos” or Councils. The president of the Council is called an “Alcalde” or Mayor and the other members “Concejales” or councilmen/women. Members are elected by direct voting by the citizenry in the same election opportunity in which the Intendents are elected. In this framework, 89 “alcaldías” or Mayoralties were defined in a sub-division of the country during the period of 2010 – 2015. The Law establishes Municipalities for towns and cities of more than 2000 inhabitants, although at the beginning the measure was applied to populations of more than 5,000. The municipalities for populations of more than 2,000 and less than 5,000 will be created after 2015. There are 29 municipalities in Canelones: Aguas Corrientes, Atlántida, Barrios Blancos, Canelones, Ciudad de la Costa, Colonia Nicolich, Empalme Olmos, Joaquín Suárez, La Floresta, La Paz, Las Piedras, Los Cerrillos, Migues, Montes, Pando, Paso Carrasco, Parque del Plata, Progreso, Salinas, San Antonio, San Bautista, San Jacinto, San Ramón, Santa Lucía, Santa Rosa, Sauce, Soca, Tala and Toledo. Although the municipalities appear to be a new level of government, the Law establishes that they essentially depend on the Departmental Governments for the definition of their attributions and the assigning of resources. Thus we are not dealing with a new level of government as it is known in the comparative international experience. Moreover, municipal governments are in many ways subject to the control of the Departmental Government which even acts as an “appeals court” for complaints lodged against the third level of government. This is not the case in the international experience where the municipal level has, in varying degrees, autonomy with respect to the second level. Nevertheless, the direct election of the Mayor and Municipal Council by the citizenry, an aspect defined specifically for the third level, is a very important change. Moreover, the Law places much emphasis on citizen participation and that requirement that the municipality should facilitate this participation. This factor not only strengthens democracy in the country but will also surely generate an empowerment of local societies and consequently pave the way for “more decentralizing” processes in the future. In this sense, Canelones is the department that has created the most Municipalities meaning that the potential to advance toward greater decentralization is greater. The Departmental Government promotes the Comuna Digital (Digital city hall) project which aims to support the modernization of the local public administration through the use of information technologies to improve its operation and increase transparency, efficiency, quality and outreach of services provided to society. [579] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 Moreover, citizens are given participation in the elaboration of territorial zoning plans in the department as foreseen in the Law of Territorial Zoning Organization and Sustainable Development (Number 18308) which distinguishes the following instruments within the departmental sphere: Departmental Directives, Departmental Regulations and Local Plans. For each of these instruments, the formation of “advisory commissions” is foreseen, made up of delegates from public and private institutions and representatives of the civil society. Economy As for data on the GDP, unfortunately the most recent data available at the departmental level is from 2006, according to which the per capita GDP for Canelones is 60% of the total national average and this value is similar in the years before 2006. However this calculation presents problems of interpretation because, as has already been pointed out, a large part of the territory of Canelones functions within the logistics of Montevideo and carries out activities whose product is then counted in Montevideo even while impacting the income of individuals and homes in Canelones. This data, therefore, is not an adequate instrument for measuring relative situations of development and standard of living in this territory. Table 3: GDP per capita 2006 (current dollars) Value for Canelones USD 3,316 % of the national average 60.1% % of the interior value 79.3% % of the value for Montevideo 44.3% Ranking in the 19 departments 17 Source: By author using OPP data. As for production in the department, the “Intendencia” has defined microregions as the “strategic territorial scale to operate participative, decentralized and effective management in a varied and complex department” (www.imcanelones.gub.uy). These micro-regions divide the department into zones according to the economic and productive vocations. As shown in Map 3, the various productive vocations of the micro-regions cover a great variety of economic activities and opportunities for wealth. In the micro-region defined as industrial and technological, there is an important location of chemical, and human and animal pharmaceutical industry as well as plastic and rubber industries. The presence of agro-industries such as refrigeration, wine cellars, poultry and sausages also stands out. Map 3: Micro-regions and economic-productive vocations [580] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 . , , *+, , . - ) . / 0 , , Source: Elaborated based on a map from www.imcanelones.gub.uy In the primary sector, Canelones is the major producer of farm products in the country (fruits and vegetables, pork and poultry), which is strictly related to its proximity to the largest national consumer market, Montevideo. Tourism is mainly developed in the Canelones coastal areas and can offer approximately 90,000 accommodations, generating jobs for some 11,000 people. Since the area of Ciudad de la Costa has become residential while losing its former spa features, tourism is now concentrated to the east of Pando stream (Atlantida spa, the largest center, Parque del Plata and La Floresta). Visitors come mainly from Montevideo (55-60%) followed by Argentina (13 – 15%) and other foreign countries (UEC, 2010). The hotels are small and medium size with conveniences at the threestar level at most. They represent only 5% of the total supply of beds mainly made up of house rentals. Another way of looking at the productive economic profile of the Department is by the participation of the various sectors of the departmental economy in total employment. !! " # $ "%! # &' ( ) $ !&! "! # [581] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 "1 !" #2 * !"' ! "! 3"""& #!!""!!" ' $% * &4 5 '6 7 ( ) * 89:; ! "< # # & ; # ) ! ! ( # ( # ) 9 '=8>6+*)9,<(# 8 < ($( ! !?< - '= 9; ' 7 8 4 ,< # # ( & < # @ ; @ ; A < # @ A < ) '= + ( ! ! ?B ( # C )# ( ( * > ( #( ! # ( [582] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 ' @ # ( # # 8#"<( # ( ! 5(# %.%. 8 %.# < / 001 D &-2 3 4 / ) ' E>% E> E>" E>%%, E>$%,% . $. $. ,% . ,$. . . ' ,. . "$. ". %. .! ". ". "%,. 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' ( !97>9 = ; # ( (@= (#) , ) 4;>4; 4( ,' , = !* 6 (@ ( + 4 7 = ( I G 9 8) -< ( ( ' ( @ ( % ( - @ ( @ 9 ( ( (98' # 9 ( 97H < [588] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 ) ' # = 4 ( G # = 9 # ( ( (# @ ( J+ K 8 J >K # < ( > # 9 = # ( #' ( ; )9' # = '(( ' H ' + 4 ' &C0-2)3 0) ;<)23 ) H % % . ,. ". $. . ' - . . %. . ,. . . . . . 7 ( . ". . %. "$. . . $. . . + ' $. * * * * &)9' 4 )9' # #- $'# (*> ( ; ( 5; % # # , . ; 8%( % H < ' ( . 8, < ". 8$ < -(8< 8(< $. '= . ' H ( 7 #( '' ( F H # # # ( "$ ( # 115 The CAWI responses from Spanish counterparts are not taken into account because they do not correspond, in this case, to transcontinental cooperation, but rather intra-European. [589] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 @ % ' H + ' +))-- 20 3 # ( # " $ 6( ,. . ,. . . . . $%. . . - 7 . . ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . &)9' ' ( 8% H ( < # ( %". ". # ( ( ( ( (.8< ( ( # % $ . ( J (K## @@(# ( # ( ((8 (# (* )9'(< * 0 . . . . = 7 . . . . ) . . . . . . . . "$. . . %$. . 0 * ) ! ' ! ( . . . . . %. . . )( + ( . . . . %. . &)9' +> 0 ) )9' ( ( / ( # #H * ( ' + 4( ( ( ( # [590] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 H H G ( # # ( ( * ; 7 ( 8 ( ' # J KJ ;K<) ; 8 ( '< + G * ( ; ; 8 # ' ( 4 !* >94*)I (@< ) ( = J @K ' # H # % ( + 4 ')= ( ( # " ;( G ' $,M( . ' ( > 8 ! < # # *> )'+ ; # ( G ' + 4( %%( . ( >8 ! < M # # N " $!!%! ( + 4 ' G ; ( (( #H 116 The information is from the following sources: i) Diputacion de Barcelona (2011) “Projects of Direct Cooperation of the Diputacion of Barcelona in alliance with the Municipalities/Intendencias of Uruguay”, ii) Government of the Canaries (2011) “Report on Canarian Cooperation Projects in Uruguay (20012010)”iii) Intendencia de Canelones (2009) “Compendium of Cooperation Projects of the Municipal Intendencia of Canelones. Period (2005-2008)”, Unit of Canarian Promotion, Project UDM PY UNDP URU04/007. [591] G ' 0 December 2012 J H ; ; K& H = *# ' ' ( ' ' - J!K( = H & J ;G (59# * ; ' K&#H 9#*G ( ; ## = ' ( !- ( & J9 + K& #H ( # ' # + (( = ## & J K& # ( #( # (+7)!8 + )< # # (# ; ( (@ ; (## > ( !5 ) ( & J K&9 ' ( ( ! ( (* @ & J ;K& J ;K( / ( ( * ; & 0<,-0 .* **0 +>) TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II & [592] &,,M 8 )'+ %M< M &%M 5 $&M "&M ,&"M &"M $& M ,O ,&M * & M ,*& %M ,5& M $&"> ,O [593] <J! ?>8 * <KA<' 8<J H ! <JH + 4)( ! 5' >KA<G J' - ! K&6 (@ !97>9K&! (@ !97>9(@#H @( #@ ; !97>9H = !* ( J++ ; 6(IG ( K& H # ' ( # + H # ( !* (@ -8 -)-< ; J!'+IFJI I )K&- >>94*)I''' H ( I ) I;( # ' ( 5 I# 84<I;84< 8 <8><# &4- !) JG(( :K& ( ' %*,K> H >+!:>6>+>9>5$ '8 0<,-0 .* December 2012 J @8<K&' ' )*@- = & &<+ 48 )? ! / + 4 # > ' 0 TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 + 4 ( (@ 97 H 8 !+ @! A"1 97 < H ( = ( & ) ) ( * # • ) # ; ; ( #* (@ ( ( #H ( ( @( # ; ( #( 8 ( ( * ( # ( <& • ! ( G I=* ' = > 6# • ! ( ! :! 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( ' ! : ! 9 ' ' JG(( KH +# • • • ( ( + ?4 ' ( H ( * # '* ( 8)9'< ( # ' ' ( ( # # 7 (# [594] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 ( @ # ( ' (( * ( ' (# ( 8 # ( <& )'+*)>' 8 <A 4 ! 8,< 5 + 8<+ ?48 <AG '8 <A' 8<A78 <A>8 < (# H & ( 0. -) ) * ((# ( ) ( ( # ( # @(## 'H ( ((( #H ' + 4 G ' ( ( # 8( *=# # < ((* *( (( ( ( ( (@ 97 H * ( ( =# ( 8+-) -)2*')3 17% 11% 11% 11% 11% 39% Technician / Coordinator at a national level Spanish Government counterpart Director/Area Coordinator of local government Linked to local government and local reference Local government technician Expert / Consultant / researcher &4 ' ,* ((G( # ( ; " . @ # $. . . 7 [595] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 ( @ # (( ( ( ; 8)9 >< 6 G 8)>'<( (( ( 5( ( @ ( ( @ ( # ( &C0- (@ 97H ' / ( * ( # / (# #( # # ' ( @( ( / = ( / ( (8# ( *# @ @( / # % ( * # ( =< 8+- &C02) )3 22% 33% 19% 26% Director/Local government Coordinator Local government technician Expert / Consultant / University OSC / social reference &)9' ( $ )9' G ( # ) ". ' . ; 8 = ( ' < . = [596] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 ((@ (@( H 5H ( $ # ( @ H ( 8 <' *(( # # ' 8%< ' # ( ( ; # H ' ( @ @( # = > @ * * 0 - )#; . ( H G(( # 8&2&C0)3 93% 26% 30% 11% 4% Spain Italy France 7% Other Twinning Without European cities ITC countries &)9' ( $ %H (G% 4 (( ( ( ( ' ( )9' ( [597] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 H ( ( ( (@ H # )= 7 ( ( + 4 ' 8# )< 8O<)) 17% 38% 1 project Between 2 and 5 More than 5 45% &)9' - ) )9( #@ 8# <%. ( ( %". 7 (( # (( 4 (".$. ( ' ( ' ( H# # ( ' ( ( ( )9'( H H 8 # < (@ ( ( ' # (( H H ". ( ( # ( ' .*%. ( # ( (@ 7 [598] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 '( ' # 8= H H < ' ( # = *0-. 2&C03 * ( ?# B 0 ) ) ) ) . . . 8 8 8 %< %< %< %. % %. . %". ,. . ". $%. . % ". ". . $. %. . 6 &) # & *A*(A* A* A%* &)9' *0-- - 2&C03 &-- 6 (@ 6 (@ 56G7 ! 8# ( ; < -(H H ? 0 ) ) ) ) . . . 8 8 8 %< % %< ,. " ,. $ . . , %. . . % ". . % ". %. . $ . , %. . [599] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 6 &) # & *A*(A* A* A%* &)9' ' * ( ( ( 48( < #( ( ( #* ( # ( ; # = = H @ 7 # #8 # ( ( = ' < =( ; (( (( ( ' # ( # ( ( # # (( ( ( # ( H = #H H ( # ( ( (@ (@!* >94*)I ' ( (# # ## # ( # J' K J K ' = # # '# *# # ( ( ) ( 4 G ( ) - !* >94*)I8H #* (@#< H (@ ( ; 8) 4 < 0) 9 ( ( ( ( ( ( * I )4 (( ( [600] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 ' ( ' # = ( ( # 4 ( #; ( =( ' ( @ ( ? # ( ? ) ( ( 8-<# # = * * +-* - ) # + = ( ' ( (@ ( + 4 = # # G ! (@ (@ (@ ( !* 8( !97>9< >94*)I8><# = ( >94*)I( 6 (@ (H / #! 4 H H %5" ' + 4 ( ! + ; 7# # ( > I ) 8& &55(((#*< ( (@ >94*)I G # (! (# ( ' # ) ( !* $ ( + 4 = 6 (@ ,* ' (@ !* 117 This network was founded in 1995 by the government heads of 12 cities and capitals of the Cono Sur. The network presently includes 192 associated cities of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. In the regional context, horizontal cooperation between cities has been actively promoted through work on Thematic Units. It is notable that as the network was coming into action, sub-networks of cities emerged while developing a large degree of operating autonomy in the analysis of specific problems as well as with the transfer of “good practices” and the forming of common projects as has been the case of the joint participation of various cities. [601] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 #* (@ ( H ' ' = # ( ( ( ( H #* (@ # ( - !* ( -= 9 #* (@ ( = @ ( 9 9P= ( !* ( !97>9 ( = ( H - 8-7!< # # + 4 ! 4 @ ! @# ( ( ; # ( I ) ; # ( = * @ # #* = H # ( ' ) ! -B 89< Q ) 8 < ; )7 + 4 >94*)I =( ( + 4 #H @ ; # ( (@ ) ( > ' ( # #G 8*"< ' > 9#> 8%*$< # ( ( > 84 !,<& [602] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II • • December 2012 ) ( # , J K # ( ) ! ( $"( # ' + ( ; # ' ( + #JK 4 84 ! ,< # , ( > 8 ) 4; 4 )<'(@# ! # ( = + 8 (@ < 4 !8,< , ># ( ,% ,# ,% ( ,$ # ! ' ! H#JK8<#@ # ! ) / # > , # $ &' ," ! -" " ' .%! ! R ! & " "! &/1C & " ' & ! 0K 84 ! ,& < ( ( # '( # ( (' ' ( ' 4;>4;) # ' @ = * ( # ' ; # 5 JK 8 '< ( ( J# K ( G + P ' (@* H 5 )= ' @ @( J K 8 - ' < ; ( ' = H [603] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 ( ' @ # )# (# ' ( G #@&J7@ A # A ' # # ( # 5( # # # # K8(((#< ' # # 4 #( ' ! 8( @9I < # # # + G ! # 8 J## K ( < **;)0 .* &(# ' . *+)- 2&C0)3 . + ' ( ) . ) . ) 8 8 %< 8 % %<< ",. , %. $ %$. $ . " ,. $ . % ,. " %. . $ ' ,. ,. $ . ,. ,. . $ ,. " %. . % [604] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 7 . . . . %. % . 5 ". % %. % . % 5( . . . 6 &) # & *A*(A* A* A%* &)9' # ( )9' ( ( ( ( ( # ( ' ( (7 (# ( ' = ' ( ( G"( # ('#>( )9'( 5( # ( 8/+)7-02&*3 10% 5% 46% 16% 23% Environment Decentralization, Local Development Industry, SME y Microcredit Sexual and reproductive health Gender &78 < ' (( )9'( H # (& ( ; ; ( # 8' ( <' (# ( ( H ( H [605] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 9 = # ; ( ) # )9'( ( '"( ( ' # (@$( ( ( # D ! & !! ' $ " / ! ' 1!&E(( @ # # (( ( * ( P ' # H + P 7 *H & # ## !I ((# ; > ( ( G 8+7)!< H ' !((=( (( ; #( (@ # # G # ' ( ( # - = #H ( + (( @ - H# # @(( = ( @ # @( ( (@ ( # ( # ' ; # , # ( 8(# # <# (( ( ( H# 5( # ( # ' 8# < = = 118 In this case the poll question was: If a kind of cooperation is important (contributes to development in its area), select the areas of activity/dominion, and evaluate the importance of this cooperation for territorial development in your zone (scale from 1 to 5). 119 In this case the question is: Indicate the level of impact of TC in your municipality/region (scale from 1 to 5) for the options of economic growth, jobs, standard of living, environment and service provision. [606] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 ( 8 < -= ( ( ( ' #( JK ( # @ I (# = ? * :@( (# (@7 # 5( @( # ( ' ( ( # # # @ >( ( ' # ( # ' # ( 8 < ) # ( G * (# - ' ( ( H # 5( (#H # + G ( # #H ( (@ ( # = ' 7 # # (@ = ( # )9'# ( @# ( 0 ) # ; ( # ( # # # 9 # = = [607] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 # 8 < # H = 8 H ; < H = 8 * < *0)2&C03 0 == ? ? = # # * . . ,. / . ". . . ". . . . . / . ". . ' * &)9' # % ( = = ". ' ( ( H #* # " ( ' ( = = H = .# $( ( ( = = ( . */0)02&C0'3 0 == # ? # ? = * %. . . ' %. . . ' %. . . ' . . . . . . * * - &)9' [608] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 *)0)2&C0)3 0 == # # ? ? 5H * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * &)9' ( = = #* # ( + 4 8 ( < = =# ( - = @ ( ( H # ( # 7 # ( H @ ( 7 H ( (@ -=#(@= % ; + ; ( 8I * 7<' J K 8 ; < ( H # ( # # ; 7 H 8 ( < # ( + G ' ( H (@ ) = # H J /K( #/ H ( # # ' ( H # # ( ! : [609] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 ' ( # # ( # # * ' 8# ,< )9' ( 8 # <& = ( # #* ) # ( & ( = )( J( K 8 < & # ( 8 < - H ( (( * * ( ' ( ' 8# < 8( <(8 # <& (#5 # ( 8 < # # # ( ( @ = # ' * ( @ # ) %( ' (@ 8 # ( + <( = H [610] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 *'0 ))- ) 2&C03 & * A*( A*( A* * ) ) . 8 < )# $. , ". % ". " =' ". G( 8 < ". %". " -#* ,. ) ,. . 5 #@ . ( = ". ". ,. I ,. $ -# ". $ . &)9' A factor that is frequently mentioned, especially by those interviewed within the government of Canelones, is the location of the Department in a metropolitan area, near the main seaport and airport of the country, and the existence of very important productive and investment logistics in recent years, along with a wealth of complex factors (productive diversity, in all sectors, from the primary and technological industrial sectors to services and tourism) which make it attractive to cooperation projects. The National government level appears in some responses as an important factor in empowering Canelones with possibilities to bring in cooperation. That is to say that [611] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 coordination with the AUCI would be desirable and could generate new opportunities for the territory. *0 ))- )0 2&C0'3 *. F.) F.)F. 0)0 * . ) 8 < )# ". " G( 8 < %. % #@ ,. ,. $ ) ,. $ =' %. 5 #@ %. %. % . -# . . . -# . ( = . . &)9' The civil society is mentioned as an important factor, not as a decision-making element but rather as an actor who should play a more relevant role. However, there are specific examples, some of them narrated in this report, of initiatives that originate from immigrant associations, NGOs, organizations of the civil society or influenced by some local reference. In some cases political affinity of cooperating territories is considered significant, particularly to initiate cooperation contacts. However, in general, it would seem that cooperation ties, [612] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 once established, are maintained in spite of changes in political orientations of the counterparts. (At least this is what has been observed since 2005.) One of the interviewees mentioned the advantage of Uruguay, as well as Canelones, in comparison with more disadvantaged territories due to its relatively small scale and relatively high levels of capability to pilot cooperation projects and interventions, to undergo the necessary learning process and then to be able to replicate the actions (of course with the necessary adjustments) in other territories with larger scales. Finally, almost all of those interviewed manifested the importance of having “common problems” or “similar territorial scales” or “being pairs, governments at the same level” as crucial factors explaining TC. Those interviewed considered that TC was hindered by the following factors: lack of funding for cooperation and the levels of development of the country which in the case of Uruguay is of medium income. In the context of a crisis in the developed world, this factor makes it difficult to receive funds due to the traditional logistics of aid to development. In almost all the cases the deficit of human resources in the Departmental Government and territorial organizations to deal with cooperation processes, the difficulty of consolidating stable technical staffs and avoiding the logistics of temporality and contracts per project are factors mentioned which hinder TC. One must also add to this list the need to continue improving management skills. Also identified was the need to advance in a more integrated view of TC in order to include it into the territory’s own development strategy, guiding it toward priority areas and avoiding the acceptance of any and every type of cooperation. ' ( (; ( ( # ' ; ( ' # ; 9 / ( ( $ )9' . @ # 8$,. ( # . # ( .' <(%.# ##H %. ( [613] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 0-G-2&C03 ) G 0) 0) 0 ) 9 . . . 9( . . . + ,. . . 9 . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . &)9' ' * ( ( * # H # @ # 6 + G ' # = = # 5( ( ( ( H ( #( = ( ( # ( 8! ( <= ( # H # ) # #H ' ( ' 8 J/ ? K J /K H < H # ( # ' ( + 4 H ( # ' @ =# 5( # # - = / # 9! ( H 8J;! [614] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 !K< # ( (P ( D'!&!0&!&10"+ !! ' " '! ' ' & !! ! " ' / !!!1''!!&2 ''" 21'' '"& !"2E8+ 4 < ' @ #H # ( # *#* H 9 (## (@( H ( ##H # *- ) )9' # ( # ( ( 9 ' (# ( # ( H (' ; *0 2&C03 & 0 ) ' ,. $%. %$ . ,. $%. . . %. . ,. %. ,". ,. $%. . ' . %. . . $%. . ". %. . 9@ . . . !' ( ' ; ! ( ( ="( " # = =! " "# ( = # #;( # !' " (" [615] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 ((" ( & "" H #JK " 8" <! ( ! # ( " = " # ; ; # ! $ ( $ ! 8 " ( % # =< # #!' %8=< ( # ( ( " = ( " ( #! $ " "# & (@ ( ( # ( % ! 7 ' ( #" @ ! " "# " (@ ( ( # ; 8( # < ! ' #( ' 4 $ ( " = " # " " J K!7 "H # (@H #( "" $ ; ; ! 7 ( (" ' # $ ( ' G P ! ' # ' '!' H ( " " @ ' ! % $ (( ( ( J 8 < # ( #!K ( " #( ( H # @( ( ( ( ! ' ( " # ( (" = " #; ( !' ( " " #( ( @( # " " @ !' ( # (# ! " " @ " "! [616] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 & ( = ( ( ( " ( $ H 8( ( " >'<! = # @ ( ; J (( #K8 # ( <( " ( " H ( J># ' K " ( %> >#!H ( %> # ; J(( #K "# ' ( ! )# (@ (@ &%97>9 # = % )%'%9 9 ! * ' # H ' ! H #; ' 8 = ( I < " ( = # 8 = # # ' ; F & F <! 7 ' G 8 = " <! 7 # ' ' 8( $ " < "H ! 5( G ; # $ ( & ! 5( $ # ! ' ( ( ' ( $ #8+< $ 8,<! '# ( $ 8 ( $ ;< ( # 8 & < ; # # !' ( ( ( S 8 < # " " ( = #! " ( ( " [617] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 ># " !) " 4; = $" " " # ! " "# ( @ 8J " ( K"KJ KJ@ " (K<# ( " " " ; ! " ( "# " ( ; !6 ( "( H # (! )# ( = ( '$; ( @ = " ( ( #!&( ( " ( ( ( ; "( ' !5( # # ( #! 4. Governance and the implementation of cooperation Relevant actors and organizations for TC Based on the CAWI poll, Table 22 shows to what degree the various local actors are considered to be relevant to TC processes. In general, a tendency to consensus in the responses can be observed as to the importance of local (municipal) authorities being involved. This consensus is even more evident in the case of Italy and the twinning situations. In this respect, it may be useful to reiterate the fact that in Uruguay the third level of government does not have autonomy in competencies nor in resources (in the strictest sense, the only attribute of the third level of government is the right to elect its authorities by democratic suffrage). However, local authorities (the Municipal Council and the Mayor) significantly participate in TC and are identified as committed actors although they do not actually have the authority to promote cooperation without the approval and support of the Departmental Government. In fact the Departmental Government is also acknowledged to be one of the most implicated actors in TC in all cases (approximately 60 and 70% of the responses indicate a high commitment for this organism). NGOs and local residents are mentioned by somewhat more than 50% of those polled in each type of TC as committed actors, although in Italy they are assigned more significance than in other cases. In the case of TC with Spain, the commitment of entrepreneurs with cooperation seems less important compared to Italy and Twinning situations. [618] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 0--)-&C0. / & # 0 80 %< / ) 80 %< / 80 %< $+/ !1 022/ ,!2 022/ ,! +,/ ,!2 +/ !+ %$/ ,! I +,/ !2 $%/ ! %$/ !% 6G7 %+/ !+ ,,/ ,! %$/ ,! % ,,/ !% %2/ ! ,/ ! ' G 6 & " (&0$#($($ ,$%$#! &' " @# = '(@ ; !' ( ' G "# & #! 5( " (@ ! #! ' ( ' # & ( ' ! #" #H " #; $ $ ( ( 8I( ' ; ; < ( $ ( & # ' G !' #"" # ( ' ## " # 8"# = & # (< " " ( ' ( !& # @ 8 # P "@ <! ' ' G # @ 8 # & # <! In the case of twinning cities, similar importance is assigned to the Departmental Government, the Municipality and the National Government, but one must point out that 40% of those polled did not respond to this question (3 cases out of a total of 7). From the interviews, it was revealed that some twinning cities arose from casual actions such as a visit of foreign authorities or based on a trip abroad of a delegation from the Department. There is hardly any documentation as to how many of them began (the persons who had this [619] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 information were no longer with the organization consulted); thus the low rate of answers as to how these programs were initiated is not surprising. *0 *34 56 -&C0. 0 ) & %+/ ,,/ ,/ ' G $/ %2/ ,/ 6 ,,/ ,/ ,/ ' 0+/ 0/ 2/ " ,/ 0/ 2/ 6G7 ,/ 0/ 0,/ &' On the other hand, in the in-depth interviews, the Departmental Government appears in first place of importance as the relevant actor in promoting and executing ITC. The figure of the Intendente and his attitude toward cooperation are even mentioned above and beyond the institution itself. The associations of immigrants (both Spanish and Italian) are also considered very important and, to a lesser degree, the role of actors from the civil society. As an example, one interviewee mentioned that an NGO that works with teenagers with the support of the UNDP, generated an initiative that later became the seed of the cooperation program “Canelones grows with you”. Another mentioned the proactive role to mobilize cooperation on the part of local professional associations (such as the Canelones Society of Agronomics Engineers); in other interviews the role of some organizations in small localities emerged (such as the Association of Pensioners and the Retired in Tala). As for entrepreneurs, the general opinion is that they are only now slowly beginning to participate and assume some sort of role in these processes. The interviews, on the contrary of the CAWI poll, do not consider that the Municipalities have, yet, an important role in generating and executing cooperation. In spite of the previous thing, there is a quite generalized opinion that local communities should be given more participation (although there is uncertainty as to whether the figure of the Municipality as it is defined at present will be a good instrument). From the perspective of the cooperating partners, Canary Islands and Diputación of Barcelona, TC follows a general policy of direct cooperation with local governments, that is to say, they relate directly with the Departmental Government of Canelones. Anyway, in practice, cooperation has resorted to NGOs and organizations of the civil society. For example, the Foundation “Modelo de Islas Canarias” has been charged with the enactment of cooperation (see Table 11). In turn, the relation with associations of Canary Island immigrants in Uruguay is also important (although it does not result in much financial support given directly to these associations), as well as the relation between the Uruguayan and Canary Islands Chambers of Commerce. In the case of TC with the Diputacion of Barcelona, [620] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 projects work with NGOs and private actors in the territory in coordination with the local government. Legislation and regulation In several interviews the requirements of the TOCAF (Legal Text of Accounting and Financial Administration of the General Accounts Office of the Nation) are mentioned as hindrances within the national legal regulations, particularly in the management of the time periods and deadlines which are considered to run counter to the need for agility and flexibility required by cooperation projects. Another aspect mentioned as a difficulty takes place when a project involves international cooperation from various sources, each one with its formal and legal requirements. One of the interviewees pointed out that difficulties were encountered in receiving the transfer of equipment and durable goods which were treated as imports. A very important issue is the fact that there is no framework or mechanisms in the national legislation which foresee or facilitate decentralized cooperation (TC). In the framework of the recently created AUCI, the issue of decentralized cooperation will surely be endowed with some sort of formal framework, but at present there is no such mechanism. In the case of Canelones, the study points out that it is also necessary to promote agreements between universities, social organizations and the Government of Canelones in the area of cooperation. This would strengthen the territory, thus generating continuity and greater permanence, as well as lead to more adequate project proposals with greater potential for ITC relations. Forms of governance and good practices In relation to the most adequate structure of governance for TC, there is general agreement among those interviewed that TC should be managed in a decentralized way. The idea behind a decentralized structure is based on the fact that if management is centralized, cooperation will be limited and runs the risk of not adequately taking into account the needs and concerns of the territory. Moreover, a large part of TC emerges from informal and personal bottom-up exchanges, which would be strangled in a more centralized scheme. Since already it was said, the constitution of the Municipalities is very recent and it is not considered possible at this moment that they will become the main managers and executors of TC. However, ITC should be an instrument in reinforcing the third level of government in order to progress toward the creation of strictly local competencies through a truly bottom-up logistics. Nevertheless, there is no consensus on this opinion due to the incipient nature of the decentralization process in Uruguay. An argument in favor of greater participation of local governments, the Municipalities, is that they can represent the interests of the local community above and beyond political signs or their relation with the Departmental Government. There is an example in the case of ITC [621] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 received from Galicia to build the “Casa del Viejo Pancho”120 a Cultural Center in the town of Tala in Canelones. This initiative was led by local actors and the Local Junta of Tala, with the support of the Uruguayan Galician Center, between 2005 and 2009. When this project was first launched with Galicia, the Junta of Tala belonged to the same political party as the Departmental Government, but, since 2010, with the constitution of the Municipality of Tala, there is a Mayor from the opposition party. However, the project is being developed on the same lines as the initial project for the Cultural Center and with the same commitment on the part of local actors. There is also general agreement that the civil society should participate more in TC processes, thus making governance more horizontal. There are no visible legal problems to their participation, but the cost and bureaucracy involved in acquiring legal status, as well as the need to build up a culture of participation, are important obstacles. In sum, the Departmental Government is identified as the main actor in TC, coordinating with civil society and fostering participation in a broad sense. There is also general agreement that cooperation should be coordinated by the National Government within the framework of the AUCI, although avoiding that the national level control and strangle the processes that should naturally be guided by interests between pairs with equal concerns and problems. That is the advantage and value of territorial cooperation: it is more flexible and adaptable to the needs of the territory, based on concerns that are nearer to the citizens and social organizations of the territories facing similar challenges. Several opinions were collected from the in-depth interviews as to good practices. The following are the best examples: One aspect that is suggested should be corrected is that institutional strengthening has been aimed at persons or teams that are temporary, and therefore, the real effect of fortifying the institutions is weakened. It would therefore be advisable that TC operate within the local government’s institutional improvement strategies which would guarantee their own technical budgeted teams instead of generating parallel structures of consultants contracted to end of project. As it is, the capabilities created are lost at the end of the project. An example of a good practice is the emphasis placed on participation and linking of citizenry to the projects. An example is the TC from the Canaries in the project “100 squares”. Although this cooperation could be viewed as support to infrastructures in public spaces with the objective of social integration, the procedure employed in the execution of the project transformed it into something much more profound. The implementation of the project determined that the decision as to the location of the square and the way of intervening would be determined by a process of participation of the local community (neighbors and neighborhood organizations). This procedure was successful in committing 120 José Alonso y Trelles was known as “El Viejo Pancho”. He was originally from Ribadeo, a town in Lugo, Galicia. He settled in Tala in 1877 and was an important narrator, poet and playwright. His best-known book of poetry is titled “Paja Brava”, published in 1916. [622] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 the townspeople to the new infrastructure and its maintenance. But it was also beneficial from the point of view of supporting the general policy of the Departmental Government to promote citizen participation. Another aspect of this project considered a good practice was the transversal character of its management toward the interior of the Intendencia by creating a commission formed by different areas. This allowed a good coordination and positive synergies. Other case is the project with Canarias culminated with the publication of a catalog of cultural assets of the department (Honorary Commission of Departmental Patrimony, 2009), but, again, the real value of the project was the process. The final product could have been obtained by a commission of experts and notable persons. However, the organizers decided to involve the local communities in the process of identification and selection of the tangible and intangible patrimony. Local commissions were organized in each locality, in charge of debating and proposing the cultural assets to be included in the catalog. All of the participative process, the photographic developing and the necessary logistics – besides the final publication – were financed by the TC. Although not a cooperation project in itself, the research funding system of the Cabildo of Gran Canarias worked optimally in funding research into the Canary identity of Canelones (Barreto Messano, 2008). Moreover, the relation between CEDOCAM (Center of Documentation of Canaries and America) and the Intendencia of Canelones was also optimal and led to an agreed focus for historians and local anthropologists whose objective was to consolidate collaborative ties with libraries and public and private archives to digitalize books, magazines and other types of materials related to the Archipelago. The collection of Canarian-Uruguayan bibliographic and photographic manuscripts is among the most novel aspects of the project. This collection can be observed and consulted in a virtual museum of digitalized documents and photos.121 Another example of good practice in the area of territorial legislation was the project to support the “Costa Plan” with funding from the Junta of Andalusia between 2006 and 2010 which involved cooperation of approximately 50% in infrastructure and 50% in technical consulting and advice. The “Costa Plan” is considered a priority plan by the Intendencia to attend to the needs of the area of greatest population growth in the Department, an area of multiple problems due to the disorderly nature of the growth. As a part of the cooperation project, a fish market was built which improved the conditions of fishermen and contributed to better organize the territory. A Civic Center was also built and the infrastructure for urban equipment in the Avenue Giannattasio was improved. These infrastructures were included in a larger territorial planning project, many of them, such as the fishermen’s market, showing that the zoning plan was in fact a valid and necessary tool. Other constructions, such as the Civic Center, had a central function in the project as a way of endowing with identity a city that grew chaotically with neither administrative nor local emblematic points of reference. 121 See: http://patrimonioscanariosdelacomuna.org.uy/cedocam [623] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 This is a good practice because TC supported the strategic line of action defined as a priority by the Government of Canelones thus enriching the initial strategy and generating synergies with the actions that were already foreseen. On the other hand, the greatest value of the cooperation can be found in the technical exchange and transfer of experience in the cooperant territory. Implementation and financing In answer to the CAWI question of what would have happened if the projects had not had cooperation funds, in the case of TC with Spain, 68% responded the project or action would have taken place anyway with objectives similar to those of the TC. In the case of TC with Italy, the percentage is similar (63%). At any rate, 30% to 40% of cases did not respond to the question (which leaves the doubt as to whether they did not know what would have happened or they didn´t wish to answer) or answered that similar actions would not have been carried out. Table 24 shows that without TC the activities would have been carried out somewhat more slowly, on a smaller scale or, exactly the same, with a lower or equal budget, but referring to different projects or actions from those carried out with TC. 7)8) -)) - --&C0. D 80$(A$(A$ A,$ A%$ < 80$A$A$ A,$ A%$< 9 80$A$A$ A,$ A%$< &,880$# A$ A$ ( A,$A%$ < &- &- ) )0 !0 !% !, ! !+ &' The results of CAWI responses as well as the in-depth interviews may have various interpretations. One is that without cooperation, there would be fewer resources to finance the actions, and the budget would therefore be lower. But in some responses in the face-toface interviews, it was also mentioned that when TC is involved, the costs are higher because intermediations and bureaucracies must be created and financed. These costs are not necessary when funding is obtained locally. These considerations lead one to take a closer look at what kind of actions should preferably be financed with TC. It seems to be [624] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 better to finance the transfer of knowledge not available in the territory (transfer of “knowhow”, technical exchange, access to networks, among others) over the funding of infrastructures. &--&C0. *.6.)6*.6.6. 7 ) 5 9 &- &- &-) ) ) ) ) )0 !0 !% !2 !1 ! ! &' Table 25 shows the availability of resources for local organizations and institutions to participate in TC. In general an important deficit of financial and human resources can be observed. This data hides a significant heterogeneity in that some organizations are better endowed while others are worse off, but on the average, one can conclude that more resources are needed in order to take better advantage of the TC, particularly if TC agreements are expanded. /: -&C0. *.-)6.)6*. 6.6.- ) )0 # # 7( ,2/ !$ %2/ !2 "<: 2/ !2 0/ ,!2 ) %/ ! %2/ !$ %> < ,,/ ! +/ ! 6 $/ !, %2/ !$ ;* &' [625] TERCO: Final Report – Scientific Report Part II December 2012 According to the CAWI polls Table 26 shows that TC has different funding sources, none of which are excessively significant. In TC with Spain, the organizations use its own funds and national sources, with a medium to low participation in the total budget. On the other hand, in half of the cases, funds coming from foreign partners or EU programs are very relevant with an average participation of approximately 50%. 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